If she's identifying it as polyethylene it's a good bet she's actually looking at the RIC. That said, I don't see a lot of plastics that have a recycling symbol

If she's identifying it as polyethylene it's a good bet she's actually looking at the RIC. That said, I don't see a lot of plastics that have a recycling symbol and not have a RIC. I'm sure it depends on where you live and what products you consume, so I wouldn't necessarily assume that her experience was the same.